"All the glory of the world would be lost to oblivion were it not for books."
- Richard du Bury, 14th century Bishop of Durham
"We suffer not from information overload but from filter failure."
- Clay Shirky
"Silence is a diminishing natural resource...We readers must learn to build our own cone of silence; the world will not do this for us."
- Alan Jacobs
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Now either in academia or privately, the biggest issue concerning books is developing the right discernment for what not to read. It's really serious.
True and Alan Jacobs has some interesting thoughts on this issue in his new book The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction. Especially good advice for young readers, but helpful for all.
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